You can take a ferry from Hong Kong to Macau. It was hard to resist. And I even managed not to repeat the fate of Patrick O'Brien, who boarded the same ferry without documents in 1952 and then spent 11 months sailing back and forth because neither Macau nor Hong Kong would let him in (he even became a local celebrity among regular ferry passengers).

Macau is way simpler than Hong Kong. The only real grandeur is in the casino district, but since I'm not into gambling, I wasn't too tempted. Interestingly, online sources say the gaming industry's revenue and turnover here is several times bigger than in Las Vegas. That said, it's all much more private inside. The casinos are separated by screens, and there's no crazy overload of slot machines everywhere. It's like the focus is more on games with live dealers.

From the observation points, you can see the vastness of mainland China. And the contrast really stands out. It feels like casino money doesn't do much for the city's development.

By the end of the day, I wanted to get back to Hong Kong as quickly as possible. On top of that, my GPS started acting up and showed my location about 600 meters off :)